'Sr.' takes a look at the relationship between Robert Downey Jr. and his filmmaker father in this insightful and unconventional documentary. Our review:
Everyone knows about Robert Downey Jr., the talented, stylish, Oscar-nominated actor whose winding career found its footing firmly in 2008 with the release of Iron Man. The success of that film would ultimately launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe that is—now over 30 films later—still thriving. Since first donning the Iron Man suit and iconic Tony Stark goatee, Junior has been named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world as well as Forbes’ highest-paid actor.
“Sr.”, much like the father and son duo, is a deep story coated in absurdist armor. For obvious, biological reasons, the Junior that Hollywood has come to know and appreciate in recent years would not exist without Senior. But aside from their physical resemblance and moniker, the two also share a hold-close-to-the-vest attitude with regard to their feelings. It’s not that they are stoic and intense—quite the opposite.
Senior never really cared for fame and fortune. In fact, he really had no intention of going to Hollywood and carving out a mainstream career. He was in it to do his weird thing with his weird friends. “We didn’t know what we were doing,” Senior admits, “but suddenly the films started getting better. And weirder.” The documentary nicely navigates Senior’s lovable irreverent style of telling stories that, below the surface, have a deeper meaning or are reacting to the tumultuous era.
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